The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-16
CITY MATTERS IN GENERAL


!. VIM III. Keudrich has been appointed guar
sl.Ooo
The residence at 314 North Noble street was
entered by burglars yesterday afternoon while
the occupants were away. aud $25 in money and
some clothing was taken.
Marriage licenses were issued yesterday to
William Haverstick and Ellen Beasley. Henry
Flieeitoub and Traice Falkenstelp, George f.
Gimbel and Mary Wolfram, Madison ID Cam
Eeld and Fannie u. Gilbert
Abraham Wright and John Madden, of West
Newton. was arrest on grandjury warrant
yesterday. charging them with perjury The
sharge grew ont of some testimony they gave
before justice or the peace at that place
BOONE FAILS SETTLE
Superintendent Boone, of the work-house has
not come forward yet and settled for the fines
he says he collected from prisoners released to
vote, although be promised the Mayor to do
two days ago Mayor Denny said yesterday
that he would extend the time for the settle
ment until Monday, and if Mr.. Boone does not
come up then proceedings will DO begun against
him.
JUBILEE OF coLoRED REPUBLICANS
jubilee will be held at the A. NJ. f. Church
on next Wednesday evening By the Porter
Denny Republican Club. Among the persons
who are expected to address the meeting
Gen. Harrison Ex-Governor Porter Mayor
Denny, L. Il. Kitchener. Charles +. Griffin, w.
w. Herod, Rev. John w. Gazaway. Rev. A. A
Price. DIR. S. A. Ebert. Rev. w. NJ. ii. Arnold
and A. A. Jones
FILED WITH THE STATE SECRETARY.
Articles incorporating the Princeton Building.
Loan, Trust and Savings Association fled
with the Secretary of State yesterday. The
capital stock is 100000 and the directors
VIM. Welborn, Charles Brownlee, VIM. Pfohl,
JOS Il. Fleming and Samuel Hargrove A GER
tifcate to the effect that all of the $1,000 stock
of the Delaware County Bank, of Muncle, had
been paid in was also filed.
CONTINUANCE OBJ THE HoME-RULE FAIR.
Not less than five hundred people attended
the homerule fair last night. and invested lib
orally for the benefit of the evictcd- tenantry
fund. 1t was the purpose of the management
TO close it last night but as the public have
taken such interest in the cause. it has been de-
cided to postpone the closing until Tuesday
night Many new attractions will be added FOR
the remaining two nights. Many OF the vari-
prizes ratified off were presented to the win
ners last night
WHAT WILL THE GOVERNOR DOT
Mayor Denny last Wednesday wrote letter
to Governor Gray, calling his attention to the
Green affidavit, purporting to have been sworn
to before J. L. F. Steeg, the notary public. and
asking that the matter receive official investiga-
tion. The fact that Green was drunk at the
time he swore to the affidavit. and that Steeg
Administered the oath without reading the docu-
ment to him, was rected. and the suggestion
made that such person should not be allowed
to hold commission AS yet the Governor has
made no reply to the letter.
swEATNAM, RICE g FAGANs MINsTRELs.
The Sweatnam. Rice & FagaD's minstrels
ct the Grand OPERA house, last night had a
large audience, and gave very pleasing show.
Several of the features were new. but the chief
excellence was in the music the vocal especially
being or a superior order. Negonias special
lies in balancing feats were remarkably well
received Some of them only little short
Of the marvellous. Rice and Sweatnam were
and the acrobatic feats in the Massoupias and
the dancing in the Wedding Bells were very
good.
DANGEROUSLY CUT BY A WOMAN.
Last night, soon after III o'clock, Florence
Zones, disreputable colored woman, met Ben
Wilson, also colored, West Washington
street. near the State house, and attacked him
with large knife Before he could resist she had
,ut deep cash across the back of his neck and he
was compelled to fee for his life. Both parties
we're soon afterward arrested by patrolmen
Rafferty, and Higgins, and the
charged with assault and battery with intent to
kill She says that she was recently married to
Wilson, and that he refused to live with her.
For this she followed him for the purpose of
taking his life.
IN NEED OF AN UNcLEs AID.
Superintendent Travis has just received a let
Ter, from a man named Al Hobbs, who is in Jail
ut Greedy, Col, for murder. making INQUIRIES
about an uncle named William Henry Hobbs,
who, he says, lives either in this city Cincin-
natl. The object of the young man in hunting
the uncle is to get money to employ lawyer to
defend him. He claims in his letter that he is
innocent of the crime, but will surely 90 to the
penitentiary for life unless he is assisted in en-
ploying attorney. The directory gives no
such man in indianapolis. and the police of Gin
cinnat write Superintendent Travis that they
have been unable to fiud such a man there.
WRECK ON THE vANDALIA.
There being bad wreck on the
Vandalia railroad near the Belt crossing yester
day morning, at 3:45 o'clock AS it was consd
cradle damage was done. but no hurt.
In making up freight train the switchmen in
the yards carelessy left seven cars and
caboose standing on the main track after the
limited express from St Louis due. The
passenger train came in time, and while run
ming at the rate of fifteen miles an hour collided
with the cars left standing the track The
caboose and one or two compile tely
wrecked. butt happened that the train men had
ali deserted them in time to save themselves.
The passenger train locomotive was consider
ably damaged. but the engineer and fireman
were unhurt, though they remained at their
post.
FUNERAL OF REV. j.. V. r. MILLER
The funeral services of the late Rev. J. V. r.
Miller were held in Roberts Park Church yes
terday morning, at 10 o'clock, Rev. A. w. Lam
port officiating. Scripture lessons were read
by Rev. DIR. Day and Rev. DR.. Kean, after which
MIR. Lamport read memorial of the life and
character of the dead preacher. which fol-
lowed by remarks from Rev. DR.. Gillette Rev.
VIM. Wilson, Rev. DIR. Lynch, and Rev. u. r.
Van Burkirk, all of whom knew him we'll, the
three former, for nearly half century The
Tippecanoe Club were present, and, representing
them. Rev. Love II. Jameson sang Gathering,
One by One After the services the interment
was made in Crown Hill Cemetery. The pail
bearers were: John II. Stewart. James G.
Yohn, DR.. L. Albeit. L. G. Cornelius, H. n.
Lamb and Theodore p. Haughey.
TYPHOID FEVER AND DIPTHERIA
The prevalence and rapid spread OF typhoid
fever in the city, during the last week is Great
ing some alarm among physicians and the Board
of Health. At present there not less than
fifty cases under treatment and many OF them
of a malignant type. As the law does not re-
uuire physicians TO report cases Of the disease